阅读理解 Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is pri
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Sadness is unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there is little tolerance for falling in despair.Especially now we"ve got drugs for getting rid of sad feelings-whether it"s after losing a job, the breakup of a relationship or the death of a loved one.So it"s no surprise that more and more people are taking them. But is this really such a good idea?A growing number of voices from the world of mental health research are saying it isn"t.They fear that the increasing tendency to treat normal sadness as a disease is playing fast and loose (行为轻率). Sadness, they argue, serves a useful purpose-and if we lose it, we lose out.Yet many psychiatrists (精神病医生) insist not.Sadness has a nasty habit of turning into depression (抑郁症), they warn.Even when people are sad for good reason, they should take drugs to make themselves feel better. So who is right?Is sadness something we cannot live without or something horrible never to touch? There are lots of ideas about why feeling sad should become part of human life.It may be a selfprotection strategy, as other primates (灵长类) also show signs of sadness.A losing monkey that doesn"t show sadness after it loses a fight may be seen as continuing to challenge the winning monkey-and that could result in death. In humans, sadness has a further function:we may display sadness as a form of communication.By acting sad, we tell other community members that we need support. Then there is the idea that creativity is connected to dark moods.There are plenty of great artists, writers and musicians who have suffered from depression or disorder.Scientists find that people with signs of depression perform better at a creative task, and that negative moods make people think deeply over the unhappy experience, which allows creative processes to come to the front.There is also evidence that too much happiness can be bad for your career.A doctor found that people who scored 8 out of 10 on a happiness test were more successful in income and education than 9s or 10s.The happiest people lose their willingness to make changes to their lives that may benefit them.
1. The underlined word "this" refers to________.
A. taking drugs B. falling in despair C. losing a job D. feeling sad
2. The author believes sadness is________. A. a good thing for people"s health B. something horrible never to touch C. a necessary function of humans D. always to be treated as depression
3. Some animals show their sadness in order to________.
A. cheat their enemy B. protect themselves C. comfort the loser D. challenge the winner
4. We can infer from the last paragraph that________.
A. people with great creativity tend to be happier B. unhappy experiences contribute to a greater career C. too much happiness can be bad for your career D. the happiest people are the most successful ones |
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1-4: ACBB |
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短文填词 Here are ways to make friends.Firstly, you must learn to say hello to your classmates.With a smile________your face, you are more________(吸引) to people. Secondly, you may try to ask________.A good way to let other people know you are i________in them is to ask about what they like.Thirdly, it is important for you to be a good listener.Anyone l________to have a friend to talk to.If he or she finds you are e________ to talk to, they would________you as their friends. Finally, you should know that not all______(友谊) work out.If someone doesn"t want to be friends, move on to ________else.It is good to have friends who have their own ideas and________(看法). Don"t expect everyone to be just like you. |
短文填词 Internet Slang is what Internet users have made simple and suitable to express themselves.________many cases, they have invented words and expressions with the ________(目的) of saving keystrokes, thus producing short forms of words and phrases, ________many people like to use in text messages and instant messaging.There are different o________on Internet Slang.Some students think Internet Slang is________(活泼), fashionable and interesting.Besides, it makes chatting on the Internet quicker. H________, some other students think Internet Slang l________depth of thought and is too simple. ________is hard to understand and not accepted by most people.In my opinion, living in the________(信息) Age, if we don"t know the Internet Slang, we seem to fall b________.It will be OK as long as these terms are used correctly in right situations. |
Until the doctor told me that I might go blind, the future spread before me in all directions. My paintings had been shown in New York galleries(艺术馆). I enjoyed the hours in my studio. But now everything was shadowed with fear. One day, after I showed photos of my paintings to Ron, who was an eye doctor and sculptor (雕塑家), he asked me to go to his school and show slides(幻灯片) of my work to his students with developmental disorders. The next day, when I arrived at the school, I found one student was in the art room already waiting, a young man in wheelchair. His head was held up by wires. His fingers were bent backward. When I came in, his eyes met mine. A burst of voltage(电压) passed from him to me. Two other students arrived, one of them wheeled in by Ron, who had invited me. This boy"s arms were lashed (扎捆) to his wheelchair. "Tim is a professional artist," Ron told the group, " and is here to share his ideas. " Ideas? Getting free of the limitations of the physical world-that was the point of my paintings. Was I supposed to share this with people in the wheelchairs? Nervously I showed slides of my paintings. You make art to say something you can"t say with words, I explained. These paintings might be about being held down, and getting free. After I showed the last slide, Ron said, "Maybe Tim will come and visit again." " What do you say?" he asked me. I looked at the man with the wired head. When our eyes met, he nodded with a slight movement of his head. The next few nights, I lay awake thinking about the million things these people could not do: climb a tree, hold a spoon and turn the pages of a book. Yet there was that light in their eyes. What would they tell us if they had the power? Then I called the school and reached the director of the ars program. "I was there a week ago, showing slides of my paintings in Ron"s class. I was wondering if I could come back. " "To help with the class?" she asked. "No," I said. "To start a new one. " |
1. Immediately he was diagnosed with the eye illness, the writer . |
A. felt worried about his future B. was doubtful about the diagnosis C. was concerned with the disabled people D. felt confident in recovering the illness |
2. We can infer from the text that Ron invited the writer to meet his students because he _ . |
A. had sympathy for the writer"s illness B. wanted to encourage the writer to overcome difficulties C. thought his students needed some exercise and relaxation D. found a determined person in the writer |
3. The students that the writer showed slides of his work to were . |
A. physically normal persons B. disabled persons C. mentally disordered persons D. absolutely useless persons |
4. The writer decided to start a new class because he wanted to . |
A. gain some experience in teaching B. convince Ron of his talent in teaching C. share the students" sorrow D. teach the students to paint |
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It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama"s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, "a wonderfully written book". However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar. And it seems that he is not the only one.Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven"t.In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9.The survey lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading.As I"m not one to lie too often, I"ll admit here and now that I haven"t read the entire ten books.But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one, George Orwell"s 1984.I think it"s absolutely outstanding. Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.This could be difficult if the conversation became more indepth! The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it.It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and so on.But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named J. K.Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Fortyone percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story. So which books have you lied about reading-if any-and which is your favourite?
1. The main reason why people lie about reading is to________.
A. make fun of the listener B. impress the listener C. please the listener D. interest the listener
2. The underlined word"proceeded" in the passage probably means "________".
A. wanted B. happened C. continued D. stopped
3. What does the World Book Day survey show?
A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn"t read through a whole classical book. B. People don"t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell "s 1984. C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen. D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.
4. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Are You a Book Liar? B. Readers Are All Liars C. World Book Day D. Dreams from My Father |
短文填词 I was once weak in English.The subject was a big headache for me as I was t________shy to speak English before others.In class, I would never answer questions ________by my teachers or my fellow students. ________chance I read an article in which the author d________the conclusion from his working experiences that the best key to any problem is________your own hand.After that, I was________(决定) to overcome my problem on my own.My teacher was helpful.She ________(建议) me to practice speaking aloud and chat in English with my classmates.After several weeks I became a lot________active in class.Before l________I was confident enough to speak English when I was required to.From then on English became my ________(最喜爱) subject. |
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